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bb25 · 07-26-2003, 02:28 AM

I know this might offend some people here on this fan board, but I believe being a true fan is all about seeing the positives and negatives of everything. So, with that said, I was just wondering...does anyone here really not care for Julia, or did she start to get under your skin after a while? I mean, sure she was great telling people off at first, but after a while, it just got to me and she seemed to turn into a b*tch...don't get me wrong, to this day I still say people confronting others are pulling a 'Julia Sugarbaker', but in the end it did get old...anyone else concur?

ConservativeBalla · 07-26-2003, 10:56 AM

The one with her and Wilson Brickett I almost can't watch. I agree with you to a large extent, but she WAS funny sometimes. Hypocrite though she was, she was funny. Especially in her sarcmsm toward Suzanne;

Suzanne: Julia, are you accusing me of being a "Miss Valdosta Feed and Grain"?

Julia: I had always hoped it wouldn't come to this, but...

Suzanne:

Lol.

bb25 · 07-26-2003, 03:59 PM

Yeah, I agree that she could be funny. After Delta left though, that's when it started to get old...she just seemed to be bitchy to everyone...

ConservativeBalla · 07-27-2003, 03:23 PM

I haven't really seen a full episode without Suzanne and Charlene. I just can't stand to watch them because Suzanne and Charlene were so funny.

Rhiannon · 07-29-2003, 05:10 PM

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Originally posted by bb25
Yeah, I agree that she could be funny. After Delta left though, that's when it started to get old...she just seemed to be bitchy to everyone...

Yeah...but it was good Delta left because they were having problems with their friendship. Julia never got old until Charlene and Suzanne left. The show just sucked after that.

Penny Lane · 07-29-2003, 08:13 PM

I read an article in TV Guide several years ago that although Dixie Carter did not share the same opinions and political views as Julia she agreed to do it. The reason being that she had a deal with the writers Harry and Linda Thomason that she would do these scenes if she were allowed to sing on the show. What Julia really was , was a mouthpiece for Linda Bloodworth Thomason. Like it or not Dixie did a fabulous job in that part! But it did get on my nerves sometimes!

ConservativeBalla · 07-31-2003, 05:51 PM

Dixie Carter isn't a Liberal? Sweet. She played that part so well, I thought she was one in real life, lol. I hope her real-life views on Pornography agreed with Julia Sugarbaker's.

dandelion wine · 08-06-2003, 09:23 PM

Her sarcasm can be funny and make me laugh quite a bit, but yeah, it gets to be old after a while.

TALLguyinKY · 09-22-2003, 06:17 AM

I like Julia, but sometimes I think she oversteps the "mean" line a bit---then I feel a li'l cold toward her until she makes me laugh again (lol).

Like in "The Emperor's New Nose", when this happens:

Suzanne: "It's just that...lookin' at her reminds me of Noel!" *tears up*

Charlene (sympathetic): "Oohh, you're missin' your pig, aren't you?"

Suzanne (crying): "Yes!"

Julia (looking stern): Suzanne! We do not have time to be thinkin' about your runaway pig!"

I mean, c'mon---her pet just ran away, show the lady some sympathy! Yeah, that's not the issue at hand, but still, I think Charlene was right---Suzanne has feelings too, Julia!

So yeah, I like Julia, and she can be hysterical, but it's the li'l moments like that that grind on me.

bb25 · 10-06-2003, 11:41 PM

Even though her rants got old, she never seemed to miss a beat with her lines, and all that memorization is HARD! I never could have done it, so at least kudos to her for that!

KnightFalls · 10-10-2003, 01:10 PM

They got a little carried away with her sometimes. I mean make your point and get it over with. But i usually liked her.

douglasjc · 10-19-2003, 12:17 AM

Julia speaks her Mind that is her personality! Although it got on my last nerves particulary in the last few seasons. Suzanne and BJ were better able to counter Julia's outbursts. Allison was torn to shreds by Julia

hch · 10-24-2003, 11:38 AM

It seemed that Julia got to Mary Jo as well. There was one episode in the final season where Mary Jo finally let Julia have it after years of listening to her long-winded school marmish opinions. Wow! Talk about some pent-up tension. You didn;t really expect that from Mary Jo, which is what made it a good scene.

Georgia_On_My_Mind · 08-12-2005, 07:15 PM

Julia is my all-time favorite character, and there is nothing I enjoy more than to just sit back and watch her verbally kick the arse of some idjit with one of her "terminator tirades"-- but there was one episode in particular where she just kinda got to me. The way Julia behaved in "Julia Drives Over the First Ammendment" irked me because to me it seemed erratic as well as completely futile. I couldn't have agreed more with her and the other girls with their views on the whole pornography issue... But to keep driving over that sign when you know you're going to be fined, incarcerated, and on the way to bankruptcy (being charged like 10 mil) -and knowing what you're doing isn't going to matter diddley--well to me that all seems a little extravagant don't you think? lol I mean even for Julia I think that time she was pushing it...and her homegirls felt the same way. So yeah. lol But other than that I worship this girl. I wish I could be as strong and glib as she is. *le sigh*

mstewart · 03-08-2006, 08:46 PM

I loved it when Julia went there. When she gets on the warpath especially putting someone in their place she does with a rhythm and pace that holds your attention. There were times I stood up and applauded after she went there. Dixie Carter always plays those dominant type characters and does a great job at it.

07-26-2003, 02:28 AM	#1
bb25 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 22, 2002 Posts: 784	Does Julia get to anyone else here? I know this might offend some people here on this fan board, but I believe being a true fan is all about seeing the positives and negatives of everything. So, with that said, I was just wondering...does anyone here really not care for Julia, or did she start to get under your skin after a while? I mean, sure she was great telling people off at first, but after a while, it just got to me and she seemed to turn into a b*tch...don't get me wrong, to this day I still say people confronting others are pulling a 'Julia Sugarbaker', but in the end it did get old...anyone else concur?

07-26-2003, 10:56 AM	#2
ConservativeBalla R.I.P., Mr. Reagan. Senior Member Join Date: Jun 14, 2003 Location: 704 Hauser Street, Queens, New York; having an eating contest with Meathead eating Edith's beef stew. Posts: 1,822	The one with her and Wilson Brickett I almost can't watch. I agree with you to a large extent, but she WAS funny sometimes. Hypocrite though she was, she was funny. Especially in her sarcmsm toward Suzanne; Suzanne: Julia, are you accusing me of being a "Miss Valdosta Feed and Grain"? Julia: I had always hoped it wouldn't come to this, but... Suzanne: Lol.
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07-29-2003, 08:13 PM	#6
Penny Lane Butter Pie Forum Icon Join Date: Jul 03, 2001 Location: Beneath the blue suburban skies Posts: 50,940	I read an article in TV Guide several years ago that although Dixie Carter did not share the same opinions and political views as Julia she agreed to do it. The reason being that she had a deal with the writers Harry and Linda Thomason that she would do these scenes if she were allowed to sing on the show. What Julia really was , was a mouthpiece for Linda Bloodworth Thomason. Like it or not Dixie did a fabulous job in that part! But it did get on my nerves sometimes!
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08-06-2003, 09:23 PM	#8
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10-24-2003, 11:38 AM	#13
hch Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 07, 2001 Location: Montross, VA 22520 Posts: 983	And also It seemed that Julia got to Mary Jo as well. There was one episode in the final season where Mary Jo finally let Julia have it after years of listening to her long-winded school marmish opinions. Wow! Talk about some pent-up tension. You didn;t really expect that from Mary Jo, which is what made it a good scene.
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07-26-2003, 03:59 PM	#3
bb25 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 22, 2002 Posts: 784	Yeah, I agree that she could be funny. After Delta left though, that's when it started to get old...she just seemed to be bitchy to everyone...

07-27-2003, 03:23 PM	#4
ConservativeBalla R.I.P., Mr. Reagan. Senior Member Join Date: Jun 14, 2003 Location: 704 Hauser Street, Queens, New York; having an eating contest with Meathead eating Edith's beef stew. Posts: 1,822	I haven't really seen a full episode without Suzanne and Charlene. I just can't stand to watch them because Suzanne and Charlene were so funny.

07-31-2003, 05:51 PM	#7
ConservativeBalla R.I.P., Mr. Reagan. Senior Member Join Date: Jun 14, 2003 Location: 704 Hauser Street, Queens, New York; having an eating contest with Meathead eating Edith's beef stew. Posts: 1,822	Dixie Carter isn't a Liberal? Sweet. She played that part so well, I thought she was one in real life, lol. I hope her real-life views on Pornography agreed with Julia Sugarbaker's.

09-22-2003, 06:17 AM	#9
TALLguyinKY Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 18, 2002 Posts: 1,439	I like Julia, but sometimes I think she oversteps the "mean" line a bit---then I feel a li'l cold toward her until she makes me laugh again (lol). Like in "The Emperor's New Nose", when this happens: Suzanne: "It's just that...lookin' at her reminds me of Noel!" tears up Charlene (sympathetic): "Oohh, you're missin' your pig, aren't you?" Suzanne (crying): "Yes!" Julia (looking stern): Suzanne! We do not have time to be thinkin' about your runaway pig!" I mean, c'mon---her pet just ran away, show the lady some sympathy! Yeah, that's not the issue at hand, but still, I think Charlene was right---Suzanne has feelings too, Julia! So yeah, I like Julia, and she can be hysterical, but it's the li'l moments like that that grind on me.

10-06-2003, 11:41 PM	#10
bb25 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 22, 2002 Posts: 784	Even though her rants got old, she never seemed to miss a beat with her lines, and all that memorization is HARD! I never could have done it, so at least kudos to her for that!

10-10-2003, 01:10 PM	#11
KnightFalls Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 11, 2003 Location: las vegas Posts: 247	They got a little carried away with her sometimes. I mean make your point and get it over with. But i usually liked her.

10-19-2003, 12:17 AM	#12
douglasjc Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 26, 2003 Posts: 318	Julia speaks her Mind that is her personality! Although it got on my last nerves particulary in the last few seasons. Suzanne and BJ were better able to counter Julia's outbursts. Allison was torn to shreds by Julia

08-12-2005, 07:15 PM	#14
Georgia_On_My_Mind Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 09, 2005 Location: Where the playas play and we ride on them things like every day... Posts: 9	Julia is my all-time favorite character, and there is nothing I enjoy more than to just sit back and watch her verbally kick the arse of some idjit with one of her "terminator tirades"-- but there was one episode in particular where she just kinda got to me. The way Julia behaved in "Julia Drives Over the First Ammendment" irked me because to me it seemed erratic as well as completely futile. I couldn't have agreed more with her and the other girls with their views on the whole pornography issue... But to keep driving over that sign when you know you're going to be fined, incarcerated, and on the way to bankruptcy (being charged like 10 mil) -and knowing what you're doing isn't going to matter diddley--well to me that all seems a little extravagant don't you think? lol I mean even for Julia I think that time she was pushing it...and her homegirls felt the same way. So yeah. lol But other than that I worship this girl. I wish I could be as strong and glib as she is. le sigh

03-08-2006, 08:46 PM	#15
mstewart mstewart Senior Member Join Date: Jan 25, 2002 Location: California Posts: 1,780	I loved it when Julia went there. When she gets on the warpath especially putting someone in their place she does with a rhythm and pace that holds your attention. There were times I stood up and applauded after she went there. Dixie Carter always plays those dominant type characters and does a great job at it.